[79] W. Bradford, Correspondence of the Emperor Charles V.

[80] MSS. de la Bibliothèque de Bourgogne.

[81] Correspondance de Marguerite avec Charles-Quint.

[82] Martin Hume, Wives of Henry VIII., and Rutland Papers, The Somers Tracts (Camden Society).

[83] Calendar of Spanish State Papers, vol. ii.

[84] Christian II., King of Denmark, who had married Charles's sister Isabella in August 1515, was hated by his subjects, who combined with the city of Lubeck and the Hansa League to drive him from his kingdom. He then took refuge in the Netherlands with his wife and three children.

[85] W. Bradford, Correspondence of the Emperor Charles V.

[86] Ibid.

[87] The emperor's sisters; Eleanor, Queen of Portugal, was now a widow, whilst Katharine was still unmarried—but neither of these ladies was destined to become Bourbon's wife.

[88] Calendar of Spanish State Papers, vol. ii. Printed from a copy preserved in the Archives Générales du Royaume in Brussels by M. le Glay.